Most Gaza children suffer 'distress' after 15 years of blockade: NGO
AFP - Palestine - 15/06/2022
What we know in case of missing British journalist and Amazon expert
AFP - Brazil - 15/06/2022
The search for a British journalist and a Brazilian Indigenous expert who vanished deep in the Amazon enters its 11th day Wednesday amid fading hopes of finding them alive and persistent international pressure to resolve the case.
This is what we know so far:
Two…
Connectivity accelerates Macao's integration with Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Xinhua - China - 15/06/2022
At around 8 am on weekdays, Macao resident Cheong spends less than a minute crossing the border into Zhuhai from neighboring Guangdong Province via the Qingmao Border Post, the fifth land port connecting the Special Administrative Region of Macau (SAR) with the mainland of…
Pope Francis criticizes Russian “cruelty” in Ukraine
Agência Brasil - 14/06/2022
An article by the pontiff was published today in the journal Civilta Cattolica
Pope Francis has delivered a new round of criticism of Russia for the country’s actions in Ukraine, saying its troops were brutal, cruel and ferocious and that the invasion violated a…
Vale do Javari, strategic region for drug trafficking in the Brazilian Amazon
AFP - Brazil - 14/06/2022
The disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenist Bruno Pereira in Vale do Javari highlighted this remote Amazon region on the border with Peru and Colombia, with a strong presence of drug trafficking.
The place where the two men were last seen…
Drug use increases in Europe
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 14/06/2022
The production of synthetic drugs in Europe is increasing, there are more and more narcotics of this type available in the European Union and the consumption of cocaine, crack, amphetamines and methamphetamines increased in some European cities between 2020 and 2021.
To…
UN wants measures in the WTO against the food crisis that affects millions
Lusa - Portugal - 14/06/2022
United Nations officials Rebeca Grynspan and Michelle Bachelet yesterday defended an agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference to prevent the war in Ukraine from worsening the food crisis for millions of people.
In an open letter, the United…
WTO seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea
AFP - Switzerland - 13/06/2022
The WTO’s search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.
The World Trade Organization’s first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with…
Ukrainian forces pushed back from centre of Severodonetsk
AFP - Ukraine - 13/06/2022
Ukraine said on Monday that its forces have been pushed back from the centre of the eastern city of Severodonetsk, where fighting with Russia has raged for weeks.
“The enemy, with support of artillery, carried out assault operations in the city of Severodonetsk, had…
Firefighters find backpack with belongings of missing people in Amazonas
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 13/06/2022
Firefighters found this Sunday (12) a backpack and personal belongings belonging to indigenist Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, missing since June 5 in the Vale do Javari region (AM).
The material found was submerged in an area on the banks of the Itaquaí…
First “Russian McDonald's” opened in Moscow
Diário de Notícias - 13/06/2022
The first “Russian Mc Donald’s” opened its doors this Sunday in Moscow under the slogan “the name changes, the love remains”, succeeding the American fast food chain, which left the country due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to the AFP agency…
